They want to keep their unbeaten record in Group B intact, early pacers South Korea will welcome Iraq to the Yongin Mireu Stadium for an AFC World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday evening.

The Taegeuk Warriors enjoyed a comfortable success last time out with two goals on the road, while the Lions of Mesopotamia recorded a narrow victory over Palestine.

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After their September schedule yielded four points from two matches against Palestine and Oman, South Korea started their October offering with a two-goal win at home to Jordan on Thursday evening as goals sounded either side of the second whistle. Lee Jae Sung And Oh Hyun Gyu maximum points achieved.

After collecting seven points from their first three matches in the third qualifying round, the Taegeuk Warriors sit bravely in first place in the Group B standings, already creating a three-point buffer between themselves and third-placed Jordan .

He took charge of the national team for the second time earlier this year after a one-year stint as boss between 2013 and 2014. Hong Myung Bo has made an unbeaten start at the helm of South Korea, which is the third highest-placed AFC member in the FIFA rankings after Japan and Iran.

The Taegeuk Warriors will be looking to make a huge improvement from their most recent home match during World Cup qualifying on September 5, when the overwhelming favorites for Group B supremacy were forced to share the points with Palestine after a goalless draw in Seoul.

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After failing to qualify for the last nine World Cups, Iraq’s 2024-2025 picks look set to emulate the national legends of the late 1980s who managed to get the country onto Mexico’s biggest football stage in 1986, when the Asian minnows have failed to qualify for the last nine World Cups. collect any points.

With AFC now receiving eight automatic places at the World Cup instead of the previous four thanks to the expansion of the tournament for the 2026 edition, the Lions of Mesopotamia have a real chance to return to the competition for the first time in exactly forty years .

Iraq gave their dreams of reaching North America a massive boost on Thursday evening Jesus Casas‘s forces recorded a narrow one-goal victory over Palestine thanks to a first-half strike from a 57-cap striker Ayman Hussein.

Despite being level with South Korea at the top of the standings, the Lions of Mesopotamia are the big underdogs for success on Tuesday night when they take on a side who have recorded five straight clean sheets in all competitions in this match held. since January 2015.

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He suffered a muscle injury while on club duty with South Korea’s superstar Tottenham Hotspur Son Heung-min Unavailable again on Tuesday evening.

Forced off in the 51st minute during the win over Jordan, Eom Ji Sung is a doubt for this match, a development that will be of great interest to those of Swansea City persuasion.

Among a host of names plying their trade in various leagues around the world, there are high-level pieces within the ranks of the Taegeuk Warriors, including Kim Minjae from Bayern Munich and Lee Kang In from Paris Saint Germain.

After keeping a clean sheet against Palestine on Thursday evening, Iraq should stick with a central defender Manaf Younnes And Zaid Tahseen ahead of the goalkeeper Jalal Hassan.

However, there will be a change for Lions of Mesopotamia in the engine room Amjad Attwan expected to replace Safa Hadi as Amir Al-Ammari‘s partner.

Possible starting line-up for South Korea:
Hyeon Woo; Young-Woo, Yu-Min, Min-Jae, Myung-Jae; Yong-Woo, In-Beom, Kang-In, Jae-Sung, Joon-Ho; Min-Kyu

Possible starting line-up for Iraq:
Hassan; Ali, Younnes, Tahseen, Doski; Attwan, Al-Ammari, Bayesh, Jasim, Amyn; Hussein

We say: South Korea 2-0 Iraq

After keeping clean sheets against Oman, Kuwait and Palestine, Iraq’s defense will face one of the toughest tests in AFC football on Tuesday evening.

Even with Spurs’ Son out of action, we expect South Korea to have too much quality for the visitors, resulting in a third win of the Group B campaign for the Taegeuk Warriors.

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